Truck.



A. P. WYATT.

TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 6, 1911.

1,035,293, Patt anted Aug. 13, 1912.

WITNESSES I INVENTOR U i T W/W Q COLUMBIA PLANOGMPH C0" WAIHIMNN. D- QUNITED STATES PATENT onrrcn.

ALBERT 1. WYATT, OF BEATRICE, NEBRASKA.

TRUCK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT P. WYATT, citizen of the United States,residing at Beatrice, in the county of Gage and State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Trucks; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to trucks and more particularly to trucksespecially adapted for handling trunks, boxes, etc.

An object of the invention is to provide a truck which may be readilyattached to a trunk or the like for ready handling of the same, withoutinjuring walls, floors, floor coverings, etc.

Another object is to provide a device of this character upon which thetrunk or other object may be readily rolled from place to place, andwhich cannot become accidentally disengaged from the device beingtransported.

Another object is to provide a device of this nature which may becomposed of a small number of parts of simple form, and

which therefore may be readily and cheaply manufactured and are light inweight.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and pointedout in the specification and claims. 1

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application,Figure 1, is a front elevational view of the device, Fig. 2, is asimilar view, showing a slightly modified form, Fig. 3 is a verticalsectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 1 is a top plan viewof a portion of the rollerrods, partly in section to clearly show themeans for locking the bars in adjusted positions.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar referencenumerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1and 2 indicate the parallel bars which are positioned side by side andare adapted to be held in adjusted positions longitudinally of oneanother, as will be later described. The bar 1 carries the guide sleeves3 secured thereto near the opposite ends of the bar by suitable bolts 4:or other fastening means. The guide sleeves 3 are extended from one sideof the bar 1 a sufficient distance to allow the bar 2 to slideSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 6, 1911.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

Serial No. 653,125.

therein, and to hold said bar 2 against the bar 1. Extending outwardlyfrom one end of the bar 1 is the leaf spring 5 which may be fastened tothe end of the bar 1 by a pin 6 or in any preferred manner. Integral orrigid with the free end of the leaf spring 5 is the substantiallyU-shaped locking finger 7 which fits loosely around the bar 2 when thelatter is in position against the bar 1, and engages within the spacednotches 8 formed in the outer side of the bar-2. The finger 7 beingsecured to or carried by the leaf spring 5 is normally held within theproper notch 8 by the tension of said spring.

Upon the opposite ends of the bars 1 and 2 are suitable wheels orrollers 9 which may, if desired be rubber tired, as clearly shown at 10in Fig. 3. The rollers or wheels 9 serve as means upon which to roll thetruck with the object thereupon, without having to raise the truck andobject from the floor or ground.

Extending upwardly from the end of the bar 2, upon which the wheel 9 iscarried, is the L-shaped object engaging arm 11, the short portion ofwhich is secured to the bar 2, while the long portion extends upwardlytherefrom, and may be provided with suitable teeth 12 to prevent the armfrom slipping while engaged against the object. A similar arm 13 issecured in a like manner to the bar 1 near the opposite end of thedevice and to the upper end of this arm 13 is pivoted one lower cornerof the bifurated lever 14. The lower end of the lever 1 1 is suitablybifurcated to permit of one lower corner being secured to the upper endof the arm 13, as previously stated, while an antifriction roller 15 iscarried in the other lower corner thereof, the lower corner within whicha roller 15 is carried being toward the opposite end of the device, andupon which end is carried the arm 11. The upper end of the lever 1 1 maybe directed outwardly, as shown at 16 to permit of ready grasping of thelever, and manipulation thereof.

In the modified form, as shown in Fig. 2, the outer ends of the bars 1and 2 are directed downwardly, as shown at 17 and 18, respectively andwithin the lower extremities of these downwardly directed ends aresuitable stub shafts 19 upon which the wheels 20 are mounted, saidwheels being in this instance beneath the bars 1 and 2. This arrangementraises the bars 1 and 2 farther from the floor or ground and alsopermits of the truck being shortened so as to require a space equal onlyto the width of the article handled thereby plus the thickness of thearms 11 and the lever 14 when the latter is in a substantially verticalposition, as will be understood.

The roller 15 may be of greater diameter through its central portionthan at its opposite ends or may be of any form desired. The lever 14may be formed of two similar metallic pieces riveted together or of onesolid piece bifurcated at its lower end to accommodate the roller 15 andthe outer end of the arm 13. The other parts of the truck may be formedof any strong material of like weight, preferably metal.

In employing the truck for transporting an object, such as a trunk, fromone place to another the manner of attaching the truck to the object andhandling the same may be as follows: The object, (a trunk for in stance)is placed upon one end and the truck engaged adjacent one end thereof,preferably the end nearest the floor and the leaf spring 5 pressedtoward the bar 2, to disengage the finger 7 from within the notch 8after which the bar 2 may he moved longitudinally of the bar 1, untilthe arms 11 and 13 are adjacent opposite sides of the truck. The lever14 is then swung inwardly and against one side of the trunk. It will beunderstood that the arms 11 and 13 have been moved to positions closeenough to the opposite sides of the truck to compel the roller 15 to bepressed tightly against the trunk during the swinging of the lever 14causing the teeth 12 in the long portion of the lever 11 to bite intothe trunk sufficiently to prevent slipping of the arm 11. The teeth 12,however, are not large enough to damage the surface of the trunk. Thelocking finger 7 will automatically engage within the proper notch 8 andprevent the bars 1 and 2 from sliding, thus locking together said bars.The lever 14 being pivoted so as to swing upon the free end of the arm13, and the roller 15, thus being compelled to move in an arc, preventsthe lever 14 from being swung away from the trunk until the spring 5 ispressed toward the bar 2 to allow the disengagement of the lockingfinger 7 from the notch 8. Thus the truck is securely fastened to thetrunk and the same may be readily tilted until the wheels 9 engage thefloor or ground, after which the trunk and truck may be readily rolledupon said wheels to any point desired. The trunk may be left upon thetruck until the destination is reached, and the trunk rolled to itsresting place, if desired.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a truck which will be veryhandy to draymen, and others and one which may be readily carried withina wagon when not in use, as the device is extremely light in Weight, andrequires only a very small space when not in use, as well as when beingemployed for transporting trunks, boxes, etc.

Owing to the extremely small number of parts included in this truck andthe simple that the device may be easily and cheaply manufactured andwill be highly efficient in at. right angles from said bars and a leverpivoted to one of said object engaging means.

2. A device of the class described comprising longitudinally adjustableparallel bars, means for locking said bars in adjusted position, saidbars being adapted to receive an object thereupon, means projecting fromeach bar for engagement against opposite'sides of the object upon thebars, means for tightening the engaging means against the object andpreventing slipping of said means, antifriction means carried by thetightening means, means for holding the bars against one another, andmeans carried by the bars .upon which the device and object thereuponmay be rolled from place to place.

3. A device of the class described comprising bars positioned parallelto one another, said bars being adjustable longitudinally, means forretaining the bars in adjusted position, arms carried by said bars andeX- tending parallel to one another, and at right angles to the bars,one arm being carried by each bar, means carried by one arm for bitinginto an object, a lever pivoted upon the other arm, said bars beingadapted to carry an object received thereupon, said lever being adaptedto tighten the device against the object thereupon, an antifrictionroller carried by said lever for direct engagement against the object,and wheels carried by said bars.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT P. WYATT. Witnesses H. E. SAOKETT, S. K. Hnnrens.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

formation of the same, it will be evident I

